Hepatitis C Trust awareness raising trek to Nepal

The Hepatitis C Trust organised a sponsored trek as part of its awareness raising campaign for Hepatitis C Awareness Day 2006. The trek was the brainchild of Jeff Frew, who has hepatitis C and cirrhosis himself. He is a very experienced and qualified trek leader taking groups every year to the Himalayas with a company called Community Action Treks. Jeff has been climbing and walking all his life: "I find going on a trek helps me to recharge my batteries at a level I can handle. Its a chance to get away from high speed life and everything you know and contemplate in the silence and vast humility of the Himalayas. Having hepatitis C and cirrhosis has not stopped me going - its part of maintaining a positive attitude to life. Walking in the Himalayas is a life-changing experience, the majesty, silence and awesome sacred beauty of the mountains transforms peoples lives".

If you would like to see some wonderful photographs and read about the Nepal Trek experience you can download the pdf copy of the newsletter the Trust produced